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1980chevy4x4 · 04-01-2005, 11:07 PM

Has anybody ever put a 409 in a truck? If so how is it? any pics?

screwballl · 04-01-2005, 11:18 PM

can i ask WHY??? stick with a 383 stroker or maybe standard 350... or if you want power a 454...
this is just my opinion tho

Lynx · 04-01-2005, 11:30 PM

why is it that ppl dont like sb 400's? Are they a weak block or somthing?

1980chevy4x4 · 04-02-2005, 01:56 PM

I just thought it would be cool...something a little diffrent than 383s and 350s...

thisolechevy · 04-02-2005, 10:45 PM

the 400 SBC is one the most coveted(sp?) chevy motors out there, it is very strong, and you can get roughly 450-500 Horse with no worries about cracking..Damn good motor

screwballl · 04-02-2005, 10:58 PM

that goes with any engine from 350 on up.. as long as it is done right it is possible... but because 400s are somewhat rare (especially compared to 350s) that one small f*ck up and it is ALOT of money down the drain. at least wth a 350 parts are easy to find and cheap so its easy to use a autozone part until the real replacement arrives

*1FaastC10* · 04-03-2005, 09:31 PM

cant say that i've ever seen one. but i'm with you, gotta do something different than everybody else. i was going to build my last C10 into a Pontiac SWB 2wd. wa going to run a Pontiac 400/400, a set of Rally II wheels, and even had a guy lined up to do the glasswork on the hood to install 70-74 Formula hood scoops on it.

1980chevy4x4 · 04-03-2005, 09:41 PM

Different is the best every one has a 350 383 454 but when u pop they hood and theres a 409 sittn underthere its just unexpeted...

SanitysBane · 04-03-2005, 10:21 PM

A 409 is not a 400. They are two differnt motors, the 409's have W shave valve covers, the spark plug point down, etc. The 409 was used in 61, and the 348 was in 58.

**N2TRUX** · 04-03-2005, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SanitysBane

A 409 is not a 400. They are two differnt motors, the 409's have W shave valve covers, the spark plug point down, etc. The 409 was used in 61, and the 348 was in 58.

SB is correct guys. I think y'all were confusing what he meant by 409. He wasn't asking about running a bored over 400, he was asking about running a 409..... like this one.....

1980chevy4x4 · 04-04-2005, 09:38 AM

Thats it! Just in a truck..

Jonboy · 04-04-2005, 10:09 AM

W motors rule. I have always wanted one in a 62 or so Custom cab SWB. That would be sweet, IMO.

Ric83 · 04-04-2005, 01:47 PM

Heck yeah. My cousin is thinking of dropping one he has in his '64 Impala for the same reason, wanted to go a little out of the usual.

SanitysBane · 04-04-2005, 11:06 PM

Thank you Ken. We had a 409 but we sold it, sorry guys.

stepside454 · 04-04-2005, 11:47 PM

I had a 348 in a 71 camper Special years back...for those that dont know...348 looks like 409

04-01-2005, 11:07 PM	#1
1980chevy4x4 Got Mud? Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 361	Has anybody...... Has anybody ever put a 409 in a truck? If so how is it? any pics? __________________ Dan Got mud?

04-01-2005, 11:18 PM	#2
screwballl Tonawanda 454 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liquid Sunshine State Posts: 2,755	can i ask WHY??? stick with a 383 stroker or maybe standard 350... or if you want power a 454... this is just my opinion tho __________________ 91 Chevy Suburban Tonawanda 454 R2500 - SOLD!!! 04 Dodge Durango 5.7L Hemi 2WD, 24K miles (as of July 2011) In the past 30 years about 90% of Fords are still on the road, the other 10% made it home. -------------------

04-01-2005, 11:30 PM	#3
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 513	why is it that ppl dont like sb 400's? Are they a weak block or somthing? __________________ Ben 1983 Silverado SWB 305 2002 Silverado Extended Cab 5.3 http://members.shaw.ca/bkennett

04-02-2005, 01:56 PM	#4
1980chevy4x4 Got Mud? Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 361	I just thought it would be cool...something a little diffrent than 383s and 350s... __________________ Dan Got mud?

04-02-2005, 10:45 PM	#5
thisolechevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 382	the 400 SBC is one the most coveted(sp?) chevy motors out there, it is very strong, and you can get roughly 450-500 Horse with no worries about cracking..Damn good motor __________________ Man I need another 67-72!!!

04-02-2005, 10:58 PM	#6
screwballl Tonawanda 454 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liquid Sunshine State Posts: 2,755	that goes with any engine from 350 on up.. as long as it is done right it is possible... but because 400s are somewhat rare (especially compared to 350s) that one small f*ck up and it is ALOT of money down the drain. at least wth a 350 parts are easy to find and cheap so its easy to use a autozone part until the real replacement arrives __________________ 91 Chevy Suburban Tonawanda 454 R2500 - SOLD!!! 04 Dodge Durango 5.7L Hemi 2WD, 24K miles (as of July 2011) In the past 30 years about 90% of Fords are still on the road, the other 10% made it home. -------------------

04-03-2005, 09:31 PM	#7
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	cant say that i've ever seen one. but i'm with you, gotta do something different than everybody else. i was going to build my last C10 into a Pontiac SWB 2wd. wa going to run a Pontiac 400/400, a set of Rally II wheels, and even had a guy lined up to do the glasswork on the hood to install 70-74 Formula hood scoops on it.

04-03-2005, 09:41 PM	#8
1980chevy4x4 Got Mud? Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 361	Different is the best every one has a 350 383 454 but when u pop they hood and theres a 409 sittn underthere its just unexpeted... __________________ Dan Got mud?

04-03-2005, 10:21 PM	#9
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	A 409 is not a 400. They are two differnt motors, the 409's have W shave valve covers, the spark plug point down, etc. The 409 was used in 61, and the 348 was in 58. __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

04-04-2005, 09:38 AM	#11
1980chevy4x4 Got Mud? Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 361	Thats it! Just in a truck.. __________________ Dan Got mud?

04-04-2005, 10:09 AM	#12
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	W motors rule. I have always wanted one in a 62 or so Custom cab SWB. That would be sweet, IMO. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

04-04-2005, 01:47 PM	#13
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	Heck yeah. My cousin is thinking of dropping one he has in his '64 Impala for the same reason, wanted to go a little out of the usual. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

04-04-2005, 11:06 PM	#14
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Thank you Ken. We had a 409 but we sold it, sorry guys. __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

04-04-2005, 11:47 PM	#15
stepside454 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: st. louis area Posts: 1,551	I had a 348 in a 71 camper Special years back...for those that dont know...348 looks like 409 __________________ 75 GMC C-15 short/step factory 454, lowered



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